Announced Wind (Utility PPA) + Closed-Loop Advanced Air-Cooling

Google Wilbarger County AI Data Center (Texas)

Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, United States

Capacity
800MW
Operator
Google
AI Focus
Inference (Gemini/Cloud AI)
Year
2026

Google announced a new hyperscale AI facility in Wilbarger County, Texas, in February 2026. The site is a pioneer in sustainable data center design, employing advanced air-cooling technologies that eliminate the need for operational water waste, a critical feature for the arid West Texas climate. The facility is expected to scale to 800 megawatts and will be powered by regional wind energy through long-term power purchase agreements, supporting the inference workloads of Google Gemini and Google Cloud’s enterprise AI customers.

Coordinates
34.151, -99.288